Window construction.



C. H. ANDERSON. wmnowcowsmucnom APPLICATION FILED 1UNE28'. I9I6.

Patnted Oct. 30, 1917.

I g E, INVENTOR s Altm ya WITNESSES v I I I 'gfi fl CHARLES f1; AivDEnsoN, or cincnvriari, trap.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known" that" I, "GHARLES II. ANDER- sOn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Ham ilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Constructions; and I do hereby :declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable'others skilled-in'the art to whichit "operating with the loop 9, to grip or clamp A the guide sheet or bracket to theflange of appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to windows and more particularly to car windows,one object of the invention beingto provide simple and efflcient sash guide devicesand mountings so that the sashes may have a close but easy sliding and substantially air-tight fit relatively to a T-bar window post, such as employed in car constructions.

WVith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view through a T- bar window post and parts of two sashes, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the guide or slide sheets.

1 represents a window post in the form of a T-bar, the web portion and also the flanges of which are made somewhat taperingin cross section, so that the sides of the web portion and the under faces of the flanges present inclined beveled surfaces. Postsof this construction do not of themselvesform desirable runways for sashes and in order to provide a proper fit, I employ slides or guides 2, 2. Each slide or guide 2 com prises a sheet of metal having a part 3 bent or folded upon itself and securely riveted,

as at 4: to the web of the window post so as to form a smooth and flat surface against which, a weather, strip 5 on a sash 6 may slide,such sashes being shown in Fig. 1 at respective sides of the window post and two guide sheets being employed on the post.

From the outer portion of the part 3 of each guide sheet, the metal of the same extends laterally behind one of the window post flanges, as at 7, and is provided with an outwardly projecting rib 8 to engage the inner face of said flange of the post and thus cause the lateral member 7 of the guide sheet to be disposed in a plane atright angles to t e trans erse axis of the post andp lel Application filed'June 28, 1916. Serial No. 106,409. H

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with the outer faceof the adjacentsash rail, so thatthe latter'may :havea flat outer slidingbearingrelatively to the window post.

.Each guide sheet orbracket 2; is formed at its freezedge with a loop 9Iwhichiembraces the free edge portion of the window post flange and the "free' edge ofthis loopiportion engages the. .outerface of said -post flange. Thus it will be seen that the rib 8 performs an additional function, when cothe T-post.

The weather strips 5 of flexible material are located on the free edges of the vertical rails ofthe sashes, and when the latter are in place in the window frame, these strips 5 will be bent to U shape, the bent .edge being engaged by a rib or flange 10 on the rail of the sash. Each weather strip 5 is held by a metal retaining strip ll -which lies against the face of said weather strip and is secured to the rail by means of screws 12. One edge of the retaining stripll extends approximately to the bent edge of the weather strip, so that said bent edge will be I located between'one edge of the strip 11 and the flange or rib 12 of said rail. The retaining strip 11 projects out from between the members of the bent weather strip 5 and is formed with a shoulder 13 projecting toward the plane of the free member of the weather strip, and with an extension 14 which engages the inner faceof the sash rail.

It will be observed that the weather strips 5 on adjacent sashes form cushions between said sashes and the slide or guide brackets 2 and thus take up play of the sashes and form weather-tight joints.

Havingfully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. The combination with a window post having a. web and a flange, of a guide bracket comprising a single sheet'having a part secured to the web portion of the post a portion to be disposed at approximately right angles to the transverse axis ,of the web portion of the post.

3. The combination with a window post comprislnga web and a flange, of a guide of guide sheets or brackets each comprising a member folded upon itself andsecured to the web of the post, a lateralmember having a rib, engagingtheeflange of the post, and a loop gripping said flange. Y Y

h 5., The a combination with a window post and a sash, of a guide bracket for the sash, secured to the post, a bent flexible Weather strip disposed on an edge of the sash and having a free portion engaging said guide bracket, and a metal strip disposed between the members of the bent weather strip and secured toione member thereof and t0 the sash, said metal strip having a part engaging the inner face of the sash. In. testiniony whereof, I have signed this specificationin the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

I CHARLES H. ANDERSON. 3

Witnesses: I

A. W. KROHME,

WM. ZIEGENHARDT.

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